It's a Small Planet after All

Tuesday evening Dec.12th, in a green loft in Soho an intimate crowd gathered in celebration of the Small Planet Fund. The Small Planet Fund was founded by Francis Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe and supports grassroots democracy movements worldwide, assisting with citizen-led solutions to the root causes of hunger, poverty, and environmental devestation. It was the 5th anual fundraiser, hosted by Jamie Cloud of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education with wonderful hors d'oeurves were provided by the Cleaver Company. A host of organizations were there including Sustainable Table(the folks who created the Meatrix),Just Food, Added-Value, Heifer International, Satya, Green Drinks, and the list goes on. Panela Productions donated a private cooking lesson that went up for bid at the live auction, yeah! This year I had the great honor of meeting one of my heroines-Dr. Vandana Shiva, of the Navdanya Farmers Movement in India. Her work in protecting the rights to seeds and promoting sustainable farming practices is phenomenal. To learn more about Dr. Vandana's work check out her site. To learn more about the Small Planet Fund and their Interational grantees check out their site.